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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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' i& M& V8 s; s. MAlberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.& D+ _) K+ V* ]. W b2 G
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本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通. T& |; t8 Q4 a _
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持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.- |3 }: u4 l- A3 c& P5 [+ ~
6 c$ l+ e9 K+ ?3 |. N据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.
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“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”% g* E7 J& s9 c- L0 K7 M, ]
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Power说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.$ G I1 _) {8 V9 w
+ R! p0 V: E0 N4 c( p目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).
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' Z/ r5 {9 s2 ~- R---------------原文如下----------------
8 W* t1 p) F$ R7 m# I+ x) ~. k# C摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日$ |5 c: \* q: `- L& U
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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& f5 n/ E; |$ EA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit." c R4 |; Q! C# Q% p$ \
+ _4 M6 Y2 M! b( N m) ?7 h* ?% XThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.0 D3 t+ \+ ?; M1 }- W' B
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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% b2 T: f. p) W/ Z4 d7 V! `"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week." ~, D) V6 ?) `* _
( z4 j8 X `6 [! j% ~Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.: Z2 U6 L$ H0 `$ s Y }
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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